White cardamom (peeled) 60 gm, Licorice (roasted) 150 gm, Costus root 90 gm, Magnolia bark (peeled, roasted with ginger juice until cooked) 500 gm, Amomum villosum, Clove, Green tangerine peel (white part removed), Tangerine peel (white part removed), each 120 gm, Cyperus rotundus (stir-fried, de-fuzzed) 500 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Grind into a fine powder. Take 6 grams per dose, add 2 slices of ginger and a small amount of salt, steep in boiling water, and consume at any time.

bubble_chart Indications

Five types of diaphragm obstruction. The first is the diaphragm of worry, where the chest's middle qi is knotted, body fluids do not flow, food and drink cannot be swallowed, leading to emaciation and shortness of breath. The second is the diaphragm of anger, characterized by a solid fullness below the heart, a vinegar-like sensation in the heart upon sighing, indigestion, and difficulty in urination and defecation. The third is the diaphragm of qi, marked by reverse fullness in the chest and flanks, choking and obstruction, and the smell of food upon sighing. The fourth is the diaphragm of cold, with abdominal distension and fullness, cough with counterflow qi, a bitter cold sensation in the abdomen, thunder-like rumbling around the navel with pain, and an inability to eat fatty foods. The fifth is the diaphragm of heat, with heat in the five centers, sores in the mouth, heavy and irritable limbs, dry lips, body heat, pain in the waist and back, chest obstruction pulling the back, and an inability to eat much.